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Pope Leo XIV Audience With Donors of the Christmas Tree and Nativity - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV holds an audience in the Paul VI Hall with donors of the St. Peter's Square Christmas tree and Nativity scene at the Vatican on December 15, 2025. Speaking with the groups that donated this year’s Vatican Christmas Tree and Nativity Scene, Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for those who suffer on account of war and violence, especially the victims of terror attack on the Jewish community in Sydney. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Audience With Donors of the Christmas Tree and Nativity - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV holds an audience in the Paul VI Hall with donors of the St. Peter's Square Christmas tree and Nativity scene at the Vatican on December 15, 2025. Speaking with the groups that donated this year’s Vatican Christmas Tree and Nativity Scene, Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for those who suffer on account of war and violence, especially the victims of terror attack on the Jewish community in Sydney. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. Right: Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga, Pope’s private secretary. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Matteo Pernaselci/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomes about 1,000 participants in the ‘Living Nativity’ at the Vatican on December 13, 2025. After their meeting with the Pope, the group processed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in downtown Rome and celebrated Holy Mass. The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the ‘Bethlehem of the West’ as the Holy Crib is preserved there. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Noel in Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) ILE DE LA CITE. CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. A CROWD OF TOURISTS IN FRONT OF THE CRECHE AFTER RENOVATION OF THE CATHEDRAL Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Surtourisme

FRANCE. PARIS (75) ILE DE LA CITE. CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. A CROWD OF TOURISTS IN FRONT OF THE CRECHE AFTER RENOVATION OF THE CATHEDRAL Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations And Mass - Damascus

Syrians celebrate Christmas mass at Bab Touma area, in the Old Town of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Celebrations And Mass - Damascus

Syrians celebrate Christmas mass at Bab Touma area, in the Old Town of Damascus, few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of the creche of Notre Dame de Paris - Paris AJ

Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, rector-archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, blesses the Christmas Nativity scene at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday, in Paris, France, On December 20, 2024. The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopened on 07 December after nearly six years of renovation work following its destruction by a fire on 15 April 2019. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Book Denounces Childcare Malpractices - Paris

The book Les Ogres, by journalist Victor Castanet, hits the shelves on September 18, 2024 in Paris, France. It uncovers the exhaustion, unrelenting work schedules and pervasive malpractice in the private childcare sector. The author say that for-profit businesses are cutting corners and putting children's safety at risk. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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